as in to separate
to set or force apart
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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Recent Examples of disassociate
The authors argue that these jokes allowed Germany to disassociate from the horrors of the Holocaust while simultaneously acknowledging its occurrence.
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Pratiksha Thangam Menon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2023
On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg, 68, prefaced Hostin’s segment by saying that Trump released a statement disassociating himself from Hinchcliffe’s comments.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The perfect free day is literally sitting in my house and doing nothing, turning on reality shows and disassociating a little.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
And the body's natural way of defending itself from that is to disassociate.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Pratiksha Thangam Menon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2023
On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg, 68, prefaced Hostin’s segment by saying that Trump released a statement disassociating himself from Hinchcliffe’s comments.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
The perfect free day is literally sitting in my house and doing nothing, turning on reality shows and disassociating a little.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
And the body's natural way of defending itself from that is to disassociate.
—Derek Scancarelli, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disassociate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
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The three dozen options available at every game now are separated into tiers.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Opponents have accused the board of seeking to separate the relatively more affluent, white majority east side from the less affluent, more racially diverse west side.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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President Trump and billionaire sidekick Elon Musk Tuesday accused the liberal media of trying to divide them to thwart their shared political agenda.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Putin sees it as a way to divide the West, analysts say.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine had in fact disconnected from the Russian grid for a test just hours before Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Like other digital translators in this guide, when they’re disconnected from your smartphone’s internet connection, many of the features are unusable.—
Séamus Bellamy,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Just say the family started a barbecue restaurant in 1978 in Collin County, and built a reputation in McKinney and Frisco before two family members split to open The Original Roy Hutchins in Trophy Club.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
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Watching the characters in this film choosing to cope, dissociate and self-soothe by tunefully expressing their thoughts and feelings — compositions that also marked the writer-director’s songwriting debut — brought me some comfort amid our ongoing dystopian news cycle.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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In some people, there can be multiple triggers, particularly if there is an underlying propensity to dissociate.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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In one case, a mother shared how her daughter severed all ties after a disagreement over wedding logistics.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 2017, Panama severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan to establish relations with China.—
Robin Wright,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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